MIAMI (Ticker) -- It was overtime, which meant it was over for
the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers fell to a league-worst 0-7 in overtime as Anthony
Mason's spinning, driving shot with six-tenths of a second left
gave the Miami Heat a 101-99 victory.

Los Angeles led by 17 points in the first half, 12 to start the
fourth quarter and five early in the extra session. It still
found a way to lose in overtime to the Heat for the second time
this season.

"As it came down the wire, you had a bunch of veteran guys
against a bunch of young guys, and without saying too much,
that's how it goes," Clippers center Cherokee Parks said.

"Before it's over we will find a way to win some games," said
Clippers coach Alvin Gentry.

Lamar Odom's two free throws pulled the Clippers into a 99-99
tie with 6.6 seconds to go. After a timeout, the Heat inbounded
to Tim Hardaway, who passed to Mason at the left elbow. The
All-Star dribbled into the lane, then spun left away from Parks
and threw in a little lefthanded shot.

"We set up a play for Tim to get it and for me to pick-and-roll
or duck in, but they went to trap him," Mason said. "He threw
me the ball and said, `Go, go.'"

"They were going to let him go to the hole quicker than they
were going to let me go to the hole," Hardaway said. "Mason
made a good play. I gave the ball to our All-Star for an
All-Star play."

Odom thought Mason created his own hole.

"Mason is so strong and so wide that when he made his spin move,
he was able to clear Cherokee out," Odom said. "He has the
strength of a center."

With no timeouts, Los Angeles threw a court-length pass to Eric
Piatkowski, who missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Eddie Jones scored 22 points and Mason, coming off his first
All-Star appearance, added 21 and 10 for the Heat (31-20), who
have scored at least 100 points in six of their last 10 games
and climbed 11 games above .500 for the first time this season.

"We obviously had to dig like crazy just to win the game," Heat
coach Pat Riley said. "I thought the Clippers were far superior
in any category in the first half right through the third
quarter."

Odom scored 19 points for the Clippers, who have lost seven of
their last eight on the road. Los Angeles suffered a 94-88 home
overtime loss to Miami on December 13.

"I was in the shower still thinking we won the game," Odom said.
"I'm just happy to see a difference in my team. We can compete
with any team in the NBA on any given night. To play the way we
did tonight is big for our confidence."

The Clippers held a 72-60 lead entering the fourth quarter but
the Heat opened the period with a 15-3 run. Mason's free throw
tied it at 75-75 with 7:41 left and it was close thereafter.

"We knew they were going to make a run at us but we just
couldn't convert a few baskets to keep the run from happening,"
Gentry said. "That's what happens with a young team."

A 3-pointer by Hardaway, who scored 20 points, gave Miami its
first lead at 89-86 with 1:40 left. Odom scored at the other
end and Jeff McInnis, who returned after bruising his knee, gave
Los Angeles a 90-89 lead with a runner with 49 seconds to play.

Jones and Parks traded misses before Hardaway was fouled on a
drive with 0.9 seconds remaining. He made the first but missed
the second and Odom fired an airball at the horn.

McInnis scored the first five points of overtime but Mason hit
two free throws and Jones drilled a 3-pointer to tie it at 95-95
with 2:15 to play. Odom tied it twice for Los Angeles before
Mason won it.

"We just kept fighting, digging and getting back into it," Riley
said. "We kept making shot when we needed to."

Brian Grant scored 17 points and Bruce Bowen added 13 for the
Heat, who shot 45 percent (36-of-80) from the field, including
10-of-19 from 3-point range.

McInnis scored 17 points for the Clippers, who shot 49 percent
(38-of-77), held a 39-34 rebounding edge and had five players in
double figures.

Grant scored 13 points in the first quarter to keep Miami within
striking distance as it fell behind, 24-19. A 3-pointer by Odom
in the final minute of the first half gave Los Angeles a 51-34
advantage.